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Blackout Pound Cake

Blackout pound cake is a fantastic chocolate pound cake make with a special dark black cocoa powder to make the look of the cake blacker than normal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 servings
Calories/Serving 373 kcal

Ingredients
  

Blackout Cake

  • 2 sticks butter, softened...[$2.00]
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar, ...[$0.29]
  • 1 cup brown sugar, ...[$0.47]
  • 6 large eggs, ...[$1.38]
  • 1 tsp coffee extract, ...[$0.40]
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract, ...[$0.70]
  • 1 tsp baking powder, ...[$0.04]
  • 2½ cups all purpose flour, ...[$0.58]
  • ½ cup black cocoa powder, ...[$4.50]

Blackout Icing

  • 2 cups powdered sugar, ...[$0.68]
  • ¼ cup black cocoa powder, ...[$2.25]
  • 2 tbsp milk, ...[$0.02]

Instructions
 

Blackout Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 °F and grease angel food or Bundt pan.
  • Cream white and brown sugar and 2 sticks butter together until smooth. Add in 6 eggs and extracts then blend remaining cake ingredients until smooth.
  • Pour cake batter into greased pan and bake in oven for 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Set out cake on wire rack to cool.

Blackout Icing

  • Whip together all ingredients in a bowl and pour icing over cool cake. Eat and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 373kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 6gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 138mgPotassium: 167mgFiber: 2gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 468IUCalcium: 50mgIron: 2mg